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PWG FLASHBACK: Steen/Owens wins PWG Title from A.J. Styles 10 yrs. ago today, plus Claudio/Cesaro makes PWG debut, new tag champs, more

Aug 6, 2015 - 1:44:44 AM
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PWG Flashback
August 6, 2005
Hollywood, Calif.
In-Person Report by James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor


- Read the entire 2005 Live Report HERE.

(1) T.J. "Puma" Perkins beat Aaron "Jesus" Aguilera (w/El Jefe) at 10:40.

(2) Rocky Romero beat Davey Richards at 18:35.

(3) Excalibur & Disco Machine & Ronin beat Top Gun Talwar & Hook Bomberry & Mr. Excitement at 16:40 in a six-man tag match.

(4) Joey Ryan beat Claudio Castagnoli (Cesaro) at 9:05. This was Double C's PWG debut. Lots of old-school offense from Claudio from this era, including the "Arm & Hammer" bow and arrow slam. The fans chanted, "Please come back" as Claudio left the ring. Very impressive debut for Claudio, who brought some innovative moves and a unique style to the match.

(5) TNA X Division champion Christopher Daniels beat Chris Hero at 18:00 in a non-title X Division match.

(6) Super Dragon beat Quicksilver at 24:42.

(7) Human Tornado & El Generico (Sami Zayn) beat Chris Bosh & Scott Lost at 16:55 to capture the vacant PWG Tag Titles. For the finish, Generico pounced on Lost and delivered his Brainbustah suplex for the pin and the win. The crowd exploded for the finish and applauded an outstanding tag match.

(8) Kevin Steen (Kevin Owens) beat PWG champion A.J. Styles at 21:02 to capture the PWG Title. For the finish, Steen went to the top, but Styles answered with a sick bicycle kick to Steen's head. The fans saw the opportunity for the Styles Clash and Styles set up for what could have been an amazing top-rope Clash, but Steen hooked onto the bottom rope preventing the Clash. Steen then rolled up Styles as a counter to the Clash and scored a three count while holding onto the middle ropes for the tainted victory. The referee did not see Steen use the ropes and awarded the match to Steen. Jubilant, Steen took the PWG Title and screamed out in victory as Styles sat in the ring with a look of disbelief.

What was written about Steen winning a top independent title 10 years ago: "Many people questioned the decision to have Steen take the belt off Styles, but I believe Steen will be a strong champion. PWG has built up Steen over the last several months with Steen scoring impressive victories over Super Dragon and being involved in the top storyline as the Pseudo Dragon. Steen's first test against Daniels at the August 19 show should be a telling sign of whether Steen will be a successful champion. Steen lost to Daniels at the February 12 show at a time when PWG was beginning to push Steen against notable opponents in high-profile matches."


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